Legendary “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, who combined his singing talents, eclectic persona and ever-changing facial features to win over music fans around the world, died today from cardiac arrest. He was 50.

Jackson was taken to UCLA Medical Center by LA Fire Department paramedics after getting a call at Jackson’s home around 12:26 p.m. local time.

He was not breathing when they arrived and had no pulse, LAFD sources said.

Michael’s father, Joe Jackson, said at the time that he had been alerted to the emergency but didn’t have any additional details.

“I am in Las Vegas, but yes, people in Los Angeles called me and are with Michael and tell me he was taken to the hospital,” the elder Jackson told E! News.

“His mother is on her way to the hospital now to check in on him. I am not sure what’s wrong. I am waiting to hear back from them.”

Jackson was born on Aug. 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He began his musical career at age 6 as the lead singer of “The Jackson 5,” playing at local clubs and bars.

During those early years, “The Jackson 5” was made up of his brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon — and they went on to national fame following a string of TV appearances.

Their first four singles — “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” and “I’ll Be There” — all became No. 1 hits.

In 1982, Jackson, now on his own, released “Thriller,” which went on to become the world’s best-selling album of all-time. It produced seven hit singles and went on to sell over 50 million copies around the world.

In 1984, he won eight Grammy Awards for “Thriller” and for his narrative on the “ET Storybook.”

Jacko married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock legend Elvis Presley, in 1994, but the marriage only lasted 19 months and the pair divorced.

Jackson married a second time in 1997, this time to nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe, with whom he fathered a son, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. — also known as Prince — and a daughter, Paris Michael Jackson.

He fathered a third child, Prince Michael Jackson II in 2002. The mother’s identity was never revealed.

Jackson, who claimed he was sexually abused as a child, became tabloid fodder during the 1980s when it was revealed that he slept in a hyperbaric chamber and had a pet chimp named Bubbles.

Jackson — known for his color-changing skin and facial features — was also dogged by legal troubles throughout much of his adult life.

In 1993, a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Chandler claimed Jacko sexually abused him during a visit to his Neverland Ranch. In the end, the family and Jackson reached an out-of-court settlement and the singer was never criminally charged.

In 2003, Jacko was arrested and charged with child sex abuse after California authorities claimed he molested another boy at his palatial home. In May 2005, he was acquitted on all counts.

Jacko relocated to the Middle Eastern nation of Bahrain, before returning to this country.

Next month, Jacko was scheduled to perform 50 concerts at London’s O2 arena.